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N.J. Politics Roundup: Booker says no to 2016; Buono blasts Christie

Cory Booker: A look at his political career

Newark Mayor Cory Booker speaks at an event in Montclair in June. Behind him are U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (left) and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (right), both of whom Booker is running against in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary.
(William Perlman/The Star-Ledger)

Meanwhile, Booker drew heat from his fellow Democrats running for Senate. While his three primary opponents — U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, state Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone — held a debate a few blocks from the mayor's office in Newark, Booker held a campaign fundraising event in Jersey City with Oprah Winfrey.

BUONO SLAMS CHRISTIE FOR STAYING SILENT

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono blasted Gov. Chris Christie for staying silent on national issues like the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down a key part of the Voting Rights Act.

CHRISTIE'S TOP VERBAL BATTLES

Christie's recent feud with U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is only the most recent example of the governor waging a verbal battle in public. Below is a slideshow of his most memorable:

MOST COMMENTED STORY: GUN RULING

The New Jersey law requiring that residents show a “justifiable need” to get a permit to carry a handgun in public was upheld by a federal appeals court. The story received the most comments on the NJ.com/Politics page Thursday — more than 1,050.

CHRISTIE AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA RULES FOR KIDS

More than a dozen sick and disabled children and their families delivered more than 2,200 letters to Christie's office, urging him to sign a bill that would make it easier for minors to participate in New Jersey's medicinal marijuana program.

IN OTHER NEWS ...

• The Secaucus Board of Education has agreed to pay a severely disabled student $30,000 to settle allegations that it deliberately kept her mother in the dark so she would miss her middle school graduation in 2012, state authorities said.

• State Health Commissioner Mary O'Dowd announced that registered patients who want to buy their products at New Jersey's second medical marijuana dispensary, in Atlantic County, may sign up on Monday.